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Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order to Pay All DHS Employees

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. A White House official said a forthcoming executive order to pay all Homeland Security workers will be similar to the order paying Transportation Security Administration employees. 

Funding lapsed Feb. 14 after Senate Democrats blocked appropriations for DHS over demands for changes in federal immigration-enforcement tactics. The new order will cover the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which some lawmakers have noted is running on thin resources as cyberattacks continue to escalate. Read more from WSJ. 

Also today: 

  • ICE confirms it is using Paragon spyware in drug cases
  • Weight-loss and sexual health company Hims & Hers breached
  • Salary and burnout hamper cybersecurity employee retention
  • And more
 

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Spyware: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has bought surveillance tools from Paragon Solutions to use in drug cases. The spyware will help ICE counter encryption tools used by drug traffickers, according to a letter to lawmakers from Todd Lyons, ICE's acting director. The agency will use Paragon's tools in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and doesn't represent a security risk, Lyons said. (TechCrunch)

Telehealth provider Hims & Hers said a February cyberattack breached the personal information of customers in several states. The company sells weight-loss drugs and provides prescriptions for sexual health. The attack compromised a customer-support system, not medical records, Hims & Hers said. 

Mister Guns, which operates gun stores and shooting ranges in Texas, is notifying 21,225 people that their contact information, Social Security numbers, concealed handgun licenses and other personal data was compromised in a November hack. 

  • Residents of Texas, Maine, Massachusetts and other states are affected, according to letters to state regulators from Mister Guns.
 

🎧 Listen: Federal regulators plan to take a firmer hand with prediction markets by policing insider trading more closely, even as they battle states for oversight authority. Also, the U.S. government is telling banks to pay attention to healthcare fraud. James Rundle hosts.

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Where salary ranks among the top challenges in retaining cybersecurity employees, according to a global survey of more than 900 cyber professionals from SANS Institute. 

Rounding out the top five: 

2. Burnout

3. Unclear career paths and work-life balance (tied)

4. Benefits package

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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